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To block USB devices using Group Policy Object (GPO) in a Windows environment, you can follow these steps:
Open the Group Policy Management console. You can access it by pressing Windows Key + R, typing "gpmc.msc," and pressing Enter.
Create or select a Group Policy Object to apply the USB device blocking policy. You can either create a new GPO or edit an existing one.
Right-click on the selected GPO and choose "Edit" from the context menu. This will open the Group Policy Management Editor.
In the Group Policy Management Editor, navigate to the following location: Computer Configuration → Policies → Administrative Templates → System → Removable Storage Access.
On the right-hand side, you will find various policies related to removable storage access. Look for the policy called "All Removable Storage classes: Deny all access" and double-click on it.
In the policy settings window, select the "Enabled" option and click "OK."
Close the Group Policy Management Editor.
Apply the GPO to the desired organizational unit (OU) or Active Directory group containing the computers you want to block USB devices on. You can do this by linking the GPO to the appropriate OU or security group.
Wait for Group Policy to propagate to the affected computers or manually force a Group Policy update on the target computers using the command "gpupdate /force" in the command prompt.
After applying the GPO and the Group Policy update, USB devices should be blocked on the computers affected by the policy. Users will not be able to access or use USB storage devices unless they have administrative privileges to override the policy.
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